Stupidest Challenge of All Time

[WEATHER DOT COM]

A gain of 9 yards is nowhere near close to the value of a timeout.

 

The play was not obvious and should not have been challenged.

 

Whoever made that decision is a moron. 

[BuffaloRebound]

Agreed.  Mcdermott is not a good end of game coach.  

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

Welcome to the amazing game manager McD

[buffblue]

To me it was obvious. The ball clearly tipped upward off his fingertips, not the ground 🤷

[BillsFan130]

There’s just so many game day decisions he whiffs on.

 

Not doing the Hail Mary at the end of the half.

 

That stupid challenge.

 

Calling timeouts on defence before big plays when it never works.

 

I have never been a fire MCD guy but I’ve seen enough 

Edited November 6, 2023 by BillsFan130

[The Firebaugh Kid]

It was a catch. The refs ***** us all night long. 

[mrags]

Just now, WEATHER DOT COM said:

A gain of 9 yards is nowhere near close to the value of a timeout.

 

The play was not obvious and should not have been challenged.

 

Whoever made that decision is a moron. 

100% agree with this. McDermotts situational awareness resembles a pile of dog crap 

[RiotAct]

that call should have been overturned, it was clear from that reverse angle that the ball hit his glove, NOT the ground.

[dma0034]

McD's use of TOs are a huge problem. Taking TOs for the defense. Dumb challenges

[Big Blitz]

Yep 

[wppete]

Once again proves McDermott is a complete idiot. But I’m his mind he is the smartest man out there. Arrogance on another level. 

[section122]

1. It was a catch

 

2. That timeout made no difference.  When they get that first down, it was game over.

[mrags]

Just now, buffblue said:

To me it was obvious. The ball clearly tipped upward off his fingertips, not the ground 🤷

Not the point. It was called incomplete in the field. Much harder to overturn it. Especially when it’s 50/50

[MikePJ76]

it was moronic.  zero reason to take that risk

[Juice_32]

I said it in the game day thread. That’s the one that pushed me over the edge. If he genuinely thought that was the right call there, he has to go. 

[HumbleAndHungry]

1 minute ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

It was a catch. The refs ***** us all night long. 

Regardless if it was a catch or not . The risk v potential reward was simply not worth it. Mcdermott's situational awareness is non existent 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

I have had enough of this coach. I’m done. I’m pretty sure the playoffs aren’t happening this year so it might actually really be the end. Just an inexcusable season 

[Billsatlastin2018]

2 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said:

Agreed.  Mcdermott is not a good end of game coach.  

THAT is the correct answer!

 

Who among us could ever,ever, ever trust ‘13 Seconds’ to close out games properly?

 

McClapper is appallingly bad when the heat is on.

[LABILLBACKER]

3 minutes ago, WEATHER DOT COM said:

A gain of 9 yards is nowhere near close to the value of a timeout.

 

The play was not obvious and should not have been challenged.

 

Whoever made that decision is a moron. 

McDermott hired the idiots up in the booth.  Dumb & Dumber....I think even hard core McD fanboys are finally realizing the game day stupidity of this guy. And what he did tonight is nothing new.

[strive_for_five_guy]

Trust the process!!!

[Xwnyer]

Glad he took over defense n kept the clown of an OC 

[BuffaloRebound]

It was 1st down.  10 yards wasn’t worth a timeout right there unless you’re 100% sure.  That wasn’t a slam dunk overturn. 

[May Day 10]

I'm disturbed by the sequence at the end of the half

[Bermuda Triangle]

5 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said:

Agreed.  Mcdermott is not a good end of game coach.  

His game/clock management was horrendous.

 

want to hear his explanation for sitting on a timeout at the end of the half and the absolutely smooth brained challenge 

[buffblue]

4 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

it was moronic.  zero reason to take that risk

Risk? What was the risk? We could have had 17 timeouts and not stopped the Bengals. It was the right decision and I am on the fire McDermott train

[Warcodered]

When I saw that replay back from commercial it made more sense because that looked like they should have overturned it. Then again considering how the calls were going tonight McDermott should not have given the refs an opportunity to take away a timeout.

[Turf Toejam 34]

While you could look at it and say it was a correct challenge, he needs to understand the percentages of it.   It was a very low percentage reversal.   

[QCity]

Classic McD.

[boyst]

The challenge did give them time to come up with a gameplan to get the TD. That's the only silver lining I cling to 

[McBean]

I just LOVE me some Sean McClap!

 

Terry? You listening?

 

Give him one MOAR extension will ya?

 

I mean, what could we possibly do without our Marvin Lewis…I mean..SEAN MCDERMOTT. He ROCKS!

[NoSaint]

8 minutes ago, buffblue said:

To me it was obvious. The ball clearly tipped upward off his fingertips, not the ground 🤷

yea but if offered 8 yards or 40 seconds…

[Turbo44]

Idiot challenge

[Eastport bills]

It probably wasn’t the difference because I don’t trust this decimated defense to get a stop in a must situation, but that challenge was an indication of how clueless Sean is on the offensive side of the ball. The loss of the TO was so much bigger than the 9 yard gain called on the field. It was close on review but they never change that call. Who’s telling Sean to challenge that.  This team has a Sean  problem and it’s a big disadvantage. Hopefully we can win some games with sheer talent. 

[BillsFanNC]

It was clear that it was a catch. It was also clear that it would not be overturned.

[WEATHER DOT COM]

Even if it was a 99% chance of being reversed that 1% chance of losing the timeout for a NINE YARD GAIN is enough to not challenge the play. 
 

Absolutely idiotic 

[RiotAct]

Has McD won a challenge in his head coaching career?  Serious question.

[Freddie's Dead]

Winning the challenge is not the point.  You don't challenge a 9-yard gain when it's not even a first down.  The TO was worth 40 seconds of game clock, and you needed that more than a non-FD 9-yard gain.

[Mikie2times]

Under no condition do you ever challenge a 9 yard completion in that situation. If it is really that obvious the league would do a quick review and overturn it. Once the league doesn't do that, it's not obvious and at that point not worth the risk. 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

The guy absolutely couldn’t wait to kick a meaningless 57 YD fg at the end of the half. One that we probably would have missed. As soon as we got the ball down 21-7 I said out loud, I know this MFer is just begging for a bomb shot to make it 21-10. A FG that doesn’t even help you. Sure enough he tried but the refs didn’t even let it be. This guy is legitimately horrible in game. He’s good at preparation and he changed this franchise around. No question. In debt for that…..this guy is a horrible in game coach. And his defense sucks. Any accurate QB with patience just shreds this MFer on every big down.

[buffblue]

Just now, NoSaint said:

yea but if offered 8 yards or 40 seconds…

The way our offense was going, it made sense to get those 8 yards that video showed were clearly earned. It's not like we were tearing it up all night, and that was not only a must score drive but a must score fast situation. Our offense sucked balls the entire game